Thai general election, 1986
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General elections were held in Thailand
on 27 July 1986. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party
, which won 100 of the 347 seats. Voter turnout was 61.4%.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
on 27 July 1986. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party
Democrat Party (Thailand)
The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative...
, which won 100 of the 347 seats. Voter turnout was 61.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Party Democrat Party (Thailand) The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative... |
8,477,701 | 22.5 | 100 | |
| Thai Nation Party | 6,496,370 | 17.3 | 63 | |
| Social Action Party Social Action Party - History :The Social Action Party was formed by the more liberal members of the Democrat Party in 1974 under the leadership of Kukrit Pramoj. After Kukrit resigned the office of the party leader in December 1985, the former minister of foreign affairs and deputy party leader, Siddhi Savetsila, led... |
4,560,615 | 12.1 | 51 | |
| United Democrat Party | 3,814,651 | 10.1 | 38 | New |
| People Party | 2,786,105 | 7.4 | 18 | New |
| Thai Citizen Party | 2,612,717 | 6.9 | 24 | |
| Community Action | 2,268,346 | 6.0 | 15 | New |
| Progress Party | 1,998,721 | 5.3 | 9 | |
| United Thai Party | 1,658,812 | 4.4 | 19 | New |
| National Democrat Party | 1,078,128 | 2.9 | 3 | |
| Mass Party | 723,758 | 1.9 | 3 | New |
| Liberalism Party | 404,960 | 1.1 | 1 | New |
| Labour Democrat Party | 246,512 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| New Force Party | 232,027 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| Thai People Party | 196,527 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Rak Thai | 85,241 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 564,060 | |||
| Total | 16,070,957 | 100 | 347 | +23 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||